Cofield earns first win of 2011 season

Former Southside standout Kyle Cofield notched his first win of the 2011 season Friday in the Birmingham Barons’ 3-2 win over the Mississippi Braves.

Times Staff Report

Former Southside standout Kyle Cofield notched his first win of the 2011 season Friday in the Birmingham Barons’ 3-2 win over the Mississippi Braves.Cofield, a 6-foot-5 righty, allowed one hit in 22⁄3 innings of work and struck out a pair of Mississippi batters. He entered the game in relief of starter Nevin Griffith with one out in the sixth inning and the Barons trailing 2-1.Birmingham scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to make Cofield the winner.The outing was the second straight scoreless effort by Cofield, who threw two scoreless innings in a game against Chattanooga on April 17. For the season, Cofield, a 2005 graduate of Southside, has a 1-1 record and 3.86 ERA in four appearances.

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